Looking at March 0 Overview Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students Further Resources This task is about reading a calendar. March 2014 Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Question 2Change answer a) How many days in March? Question 2Change answer b) Which month comes before March? Question 2Change answer c) Which month comes after March? Question 2Change answer d) What day is March 10? Question 2Change answer e) The school plans to have a gala one Saturday in March. Which dates could the gala be? Write them in order from first to last. , , , , Question 2Change answer f) A class gets books from the school library on March 17th and have to return them in 2 weeks. f) A class gets books from the school library on March 17th and have to return them in 2 weeks. On which date are the books to be returned to the library? Level: 2 Curriculum info: Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement Keywords: time, chart interpretation, months, weeks, days Description of task: Students interpret a calendar of the month of March. Answers/responses: Y5 (06/1998) a) 31 very easy b) February (accept wrong spelling or abbreviations, i.e., Feb or F). very easy c) April (accept wrong spelling or abbreviations, i.e., Apr or A). very easy d) Monday very easy e) 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 very easy f) 31st easy Diagnostic and formative information: Common error Likely reason f) March 27th Adds 10 days treats weeks as 5 days long. Planting flowers
